Improvement in passenger-fare registers



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Passenger-Fare Register. No. 215,105. Patented May 6,1879.

H, PETERS, PHOTO LITHOGRAPHEFL WASHINGTON. D O.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANOIS O. DESCHAMPS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT lN PASSENGER-FARE REGiSTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 215,105. dated May 6, 1879; application filed August 19, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS O. DESCHAMPS, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Registering Devices for Street-(Jars, &c., of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to construct an accurate registeririg-instrument which cannot be tampered with; and this object I attain in the manner which I will now proceed to describe, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1, Sheet 1, is a rear view of the instrument Fig. 2, Sheet 2, the same with the back plate and gong removed; Fig. 3, Sheet 3, a face view; Fig. 4, Sheet l, a vertical section; Figs. 5 and 6, enlarged views of parts of the apparatus; Fig. 7, a perspective diagram, illustrating one of the features of the invention; and Fig. 8, a view illustrating the method of operating the device when applied to a street-car.

A is the circular casing of the instrument, to the front of which is secured a dial, B, a glazed cover, 0, protecting and preventing access to said dial. To the easingA, in the rear of the dial, is secured a circular plate, D, and at a distance from the rear of the latter is a similar plate, D, separated from the plate D to the required extent by spacing-blocks a, interposed between the two plates near their edges, Figs. 2 and et. In these platesD D are formed bearings for four shafts, E, F, G, and H, which carry, respectively, disks E, F, G, and H these disks being arranged in the rear of the dial, and between the same and the frame D, Fig. 4.

The disks are provided, near the edges, with numbers, which, as the disks are revolved, pass in succession across openings b, cut in the dial B, and can be seen through said openings when the latter are not closed by a sliding plate, (I, Fig. 7, which is arranged close to the rear face of the dial B, and can be raised and lowered by means of a key introduced through an opening, (1, near the bottom of said dial, Fig. 3.

The shafts E, F, and G carry, respectively, ratchet-wheels F F and G which are arranged between the two plates D D, and the shaft 11 carries a plate, H having arms 0, this plate being arranged at the rear of the plate D (See Fig. 1.)

To hearings on the rear of the plate D is adapted a rod, 0, which projects beyond the casing A, so as to be operated from outside the same; and this rod carries a pivoted pawl, c, which, as the rod is reciprocated vertically, engages with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel E and turns said wheel, and consequently the shaft E and parts connected therewith, in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 2, the extent of movement being one tooth for each complete up-and-down movement of the rod, the pawl yielding laterally on the downward movement.

The hub of the wheel E carries a pin,f, which, as the wheel revolves in the direction of the arrow, engages with a slot in a springrod, f, and depresses the said rod to a certain extent prior to releasing it and allowing it to be drawn upward by the action of the spring,.

Fig. 2.

The rod f is guided at or near each end, and carries a pawl, f which engages with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel F and imparts to the same and to the parts connected therewith a movement to the extent of one tooth for each up-and-down movement of the rod f.

The pawl f has two arms, 2 and '5, so that as the arm i of the pawl acts upon one of the teeth of the wheel the arm 5 follows up the succeeding tooth, and the inclined face of a third tooth comes into contact with the end of said arm, thus effectually locking the wheel in position when the pawl has reached the limit of its upward movement, and preventing the momentum imparted to the wheel by the sudden upward movement of the pawl from carrying said wheel around too far.

To the rod 7' is pivoted a spring-lever, g, one end of which is acted on by a pin, on the hub of the wheel F while its opposite end carries a two-armed pawl, 9 which acts upon the teeth of the wheel G in the same manner as the pawl f acts upon the teeth of the wheel F one complete revolution of the latter imparting a single vibration to the lever g, and one vibration of said lever imparting a movement to the extent of one tooth to the wheel G and parts connected therewith, Fig. .4.

Each of the shafts E, F, and G is tubular, and to each of the shafts F and Gr is adapted a spindle, m, which projects from the disk F or F, and has a threaded rear end, to which is adapted a nut, bearing upon the rear end of on the spindles m to remain comparatively loose, the disks maybe turned independently of the wheels until their numbers are properly" exhibited through the openings inthe' dial,

the nuts on the spindles on being then tight ened, so as to hold the disks in position until the dial can be removed and the disk pinned fast to the shafts.

The spindle a, which is adapted to the shaft E, is not connected to the disk E ,.,but carries at the front end a pointer, J, and at the rear end a disk, J, the latter having a hub, which is caused, by a nut on the end of the stem, to bear against the rear end of the sh'aft E, while between the hub of the pointer J and the face of the disk E intervenes a spiral spring, j, the frictional contact of the ends of which, against the disk E and pointer J is such tl a' tiwhile' the said pointer J. the spindle a, and disk' J do not failto'turi'l when the-shaft E turns, the spindle a and its pointer and disk may be rotated byhand independently of the shaft; E, when such independent rotation is necessary, Fig. 6.

The disk J carries a pin, j, which acts on an arm, 7' on a spring-rod, K, (see Fig. 1,) the latter having a two-armed pawl, k, for acting on the arms 0 of the plate H so that the latter will be turned to the extent of one arm at each revolution of the disk J. The plate H is retained in the position to which it is adjusted by a bent spring-arm, L.

Each of the wheels E F and G is prevented-from moving backward by a springpawl, h, and the wheel E is prevented from moving. forward, when the rod 0 is down, by means of a spring-lever, M, one arm, 1), of which is acted upon by the lower end of said rod 6, while the end of its opposite arm, p, is recessed, and adapted to the point of one of the teeth of the wheel E As soon as the rod 6 is elevated, however, so as to release the arm 11, the end of the arm 1) is withdrawn from the tooth and the wheel is free to turn.

The wheel is again locked, however, when the pawl reaches the limit of its upward movement, owing to the presence of a-block, 0 against which the projecting rear end of the pawl abuts, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

The teeth of the wheel E act upon a springarm, N, the hub of which carries the spring striking-arm P of a gong, S, secured to the frame D, so that upon each movement of the wheel E to the extent of one tooth the gong is sounded. Premature sounding of the gong,

owing to the recoil of the wheel after it has been moved to an extent less than that of one tooth, is prevented' by a springbar, s, hung to" thep1ate D,'and having notches which adapt themselves to the teeth of the wheel as the latter is turned by the action of the rod 0, and

preventsuch a backward movement of said wheel as will permit the spring-arm P to move forward far enough jv to strike the gong. By this means the sounding of the gong without an-accompanyin g operation of the registering devices is efi'ectually' prevented.

The numberson the disk E are the same as thennumbers. on the dial .B, and the number displayed through the opening in the. dial bythe said disk E is the same as that whichth'e pointer J indicates, the disk thus acting as a check upon the'pointer. The numbers carried.

by-the disk F are multiples of 'the highest number which the disk E would indicate, and thenumbers on the disk G are multiples of the highest number on the disk F, as in ordinary registering devices. I p p In the present instance thewheel E has twenty-four teeth; but instead of the numbers on the dial being carriedup ,to 24 they stop at 23, and the space which would be occupied'by the number 24 is cut away, so as to'expose the face of the dial H', the 1'1umliers on which are 24 n and niultiplesof, that number, so that when the pointer has made one, complete revolution the number 24 will be exhibited by the disk H and the pointer then commences to countagain on the" units until it'- has made a second revol u; tion, when the disk Hlwill be turned so as to expose the number48, and soon. Thus, if the number of passengers registered be forty, for instance, this would be indicated by the exposure of the number 24 by the disk H and the indication of the number 16 on the dial by the pointer.

By this means I am enabled, without making the device inconveniently large, to indicate in numbers large enough to be seen by passengers in all parts of the car the number of passengers carried by that car during its trip, it being understood that the pointer J and disk H are set at zero at the commencement of each trip.

The means which I adopt for operating the .rod 6 of the device are shown in the diagram, Fig. 8, Sheet 4, in which 2: represents a cord or wire extending throughout the length of the interior of the car, and by preference over the rear platform, as shown. This cord or wire is arranged close to the roof of the car, and is connected at one end to a spring, v, and at the other end to a fixed pin or projection at the end of the roof overhanging the rear plat form, the cord or wire resting at the points shown upon pulleys w w and being connected at or near the front end to a cord, 3 which passes over a pulley, 10 and is attached to the upper end of the operating-rod e of the registering device. On the cord a: is arranged to run a pulley, 2, having a yoke, which hangs down below the cord, and has an eye for the reception of a hook, 2, which is provided with a pendent cord, by which it can be depressed by the conductor, so as to cause the bending down of the cord as between the pulleys 10 m and a consequent longitudinal draw on the cord y, which thus effects the raising of the rod 0 and the operation of the registering device.

As the conductor passes along through the car the pulley slides along the cord, so as to be always in condition for properly acting on said cord.

When the conductor leaves the car he either detaches the hook z or passes the cord attached thereto over a catch, so as to be out of the reach of the passengers. That portion of the cord above the rear platform may have a supplementary pulley, as shown by dotted lines, so that the conductor can register fares from the platform, if desired.

My improved registering device contains none of the accurately fitting gearwheels usual in devices of this class, the teeth of the ratchet-wheels which I employ requiring no fitting other than the usual cleaning which the castings receive. I am therefore enabled to make the device at a much cheaper rate than others of its class as now manufactured.

I. claim as my invention- 1. The combination, in a registering apparatus, of a ratchet-wheel carried by the shaft of a pointer or disk, a reciprocating rod or bar, and a pawl loosely hung to said rod or bar, and having two arms, 1' and i, as specified.

2. The combination, in a registering apparatus, of the following elements, namely: first, a pointer, J; second, a disk, H, having multiple numbers, as described, but independent of the regular registering-disks, and arranged to be operated both by the regular registeringtrain and by the pointer independently thereof and, third, a numbered dial having an opening through which a portion of the disk H may be observed, as set forth.

3. The combination of the shaft E with the spindle n, its pointer J, and its disk J, for operating the disk EU, the said spindle being arranged to be operated by said shaft E, but bein g capable of movement independent thereof, as described. I 4. The combination of the wheel E the operating-rod e and its pawl e, and the lever M, independent of the locking-pawl h, and arranged to be operated directly by the lower end of the rod 0, so as to prevent the forward movement of the wheel E when said rod is down, as set forth.

5. The combination of the shafts F G and their wheels F G with the disks F G, the

spindles on, the nuts at the rear ends of the same, and the pins m, as set forth.

6. The combination of the registering device, an operating cord or wire kept under tension, and a pulley arranged to run on said cord or wire, and having a frame adapted for the reception of an operating-hook, as set forth.

I11 testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' FRANCIS O. DESOHAMPS.

Witnesses v HARRY A. CRAWFORD, HARRY SMITH. 

